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ÿþ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <title>CTBikeRoutes.org Ride Description</title> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Calibri Light"; panose-1:2 15 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} h2 {mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char"; margin:0in; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight:normal;} p.MsoHeader, li.MsoHeader, div.MsoHeader {mso-style-link:"Header Char"; margin:0in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter {mso-style-link:"Footer Char"; margin:0in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} span.Heading2Char {mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char"; mso-style-link:"Heading 2"; 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30.7 miles</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elevation Gain<b>: 1725 feet </b>&nbsp;</span></h2> <h2 style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='color:black'>&nbsp;</span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>Degree of Difficulty Index<b>:&nbsp; 1725 ft / 30.7 mi = 56.19 ft/mi&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </b>Terrain<b>:&nbsp; Hilly</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>Killer Hills: <b>None but there are several hilly sections</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><b><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>Geographical Region<b>:&nbsp; South Central Connecticut</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>City/Town<b>:&nbsp; Haddam</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>Starting Location<b>:&nbsp; Rt. 9 Exit 13 CPL (Beaver Meadow Road) in Haddam</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>Ride Description<b>:&nbsp; This ride is over mostly back country roads with beautiful views of ponds, small lakes, horse farms and rural living.&nbsp; Early in the ride you will pass along the Cockaponset State Forest.&nbsp; The terrain is mostly rolling with a few hilly sections along the way.&nbsp; A good spot for a lunch/snack break is at Roberts Food Market plaza in No. Madison near the rotary circle where routes 79 and 80 intersect (a little past the mid-point of the ride).&nbsp; This is a beautiful ride from start to finish and if ridden in the fall, the foliage is spectacular.</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>Facilities and <i>Points of Interest</i>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=618 style='width:463.5pt;margin-left:30.8pt;border-collapse:collapse'> <tr> <td width=51 valign=top style='width:38.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Mile</span></b></p> </td> <td width=567 valign=top style='width:425.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Facilities - <i>Points of Interest</i></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=51 valign=top style='width:38.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>~6.8</span></p> </td> <td width=567 valign=top style='width:425.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 1.0pt;margin-left:0in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Possible views of Killingworth Reservoir to the left</span></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=51 valign=top style='width:38.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>8.3+</span></p> </td> <td width=567 valign=top style='width:425.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 1.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Though not on the route sheet, Irene Sheldon Park is 0.1 mile to the right (west) on Rt. 80 with portable toilets</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=51 valign=top style='width:38.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>17.0</span></p> </td> <td width=567 valign=top style='width:425.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 1.0pt;margin-left:0in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Possible lunch/snack stop @ Roberts Food Market plaza; </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>food &amp; beverages can be replenished</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=51 valign=top style='width:38.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>19.4</span></p> </td> <td width=567 valign=top style='width:425.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 1.0pt;margin-left:0in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Summer Hill (wholesale) Nursery up road to right</span></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=51 valign=top style='width:38.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>~28.3</span></p> </td> <td width=567 valign=top style='width:425.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 1.0pt;margin-left:0in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Killingworth High School and Middle School to the right</span></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=51 valign=top style='width:38.3pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'></td> <td width=567 valign=top style='width:425.2pt;border:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=618 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:463.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 1.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Note: since this ride is through mostly rural countryside, there aren't many spots en route where food and beverages can be purchased.&nbsp; Come prepared.</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><b><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;color:black'>www.ctbikeroutes.org</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>Wu-IL035 abb</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:black'>DLB00230</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </div> </body> </html>
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